Prohibitive Synonyms and Antonyms

prō-hĭbĭ-tĭv
Restrictive; beyond one's means
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. limiting
  2. restrictive
  3. preventing
  4. expensive
  5. forbidding
  6. prohibitory
  7. restraining
  8. oppressive
Antonyms:
  1. unrestrictive
  2. unlimited
  3. reasonable

Words Related to Prohibitive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. conditional
  2. prohibitively
  3. uneconomic
  4. impractical
  5. unaffordable

Prohibitive Sentence Examples

  • In 1822 the prohibitive point was lowered to 70s.

  • For greater depths the cost was usually prohibitive.

  • However, the cost of these devices is often prohibitive to patients.

  • Steaming and boiling are sometimes resorted to as artificial means of seasoning, but not to any great extent, as the timber deteriorates under such treatment, and the cost of the process is in many cases prohibitive.

  • When lead or zinc is not present in notable quantity, the loss of the precious metals by volatilization is slight, but more than 5% of these metals in the matte is prohibitive.

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